NATIONAL NEWS

Three persons have been killed while several others sustained injuries in a fresh attack by suspected bandits at Soro community in Binji Local Government Area of Sokoto State. The Sokoto State Police Command confirmed the attack, noting it happened on Monday. Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmad Rufai, said the bandits launched an attack on the […]

The Nigerian Air Force says its air strikes have killed several terrorists on the fringes of Lake Tchad in Borno State. According to the Nigerian Air Force, Boko Haram and Islamic States of West Africa Province, terrorists were neutralised after air strikes destroyed their hideouts and destroyed their structures and strategic logistics base in the […]

Barely 48 hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced measures to cushion the pains of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerians, members of the Senate Committee on Gas, led by Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, have urged the Executive to expeditiously present a 2023 Supplementary Budget to the National Assrmbly to kick start his Compressed Natural Gas […]

No fewer than 30 persons reportedly drowned as the boat carrying over 50 passengers capsized in Yauri Local Government Area of Kebbi State, on Monday. Confirming the ugly development, the Chairman of Yauri LGA, Bala Yauri, said the incident has left the people of the local government in deep sorrow. He said efforts are in […]

Organised Labour last night suspended its planned nationwide strike for one month following an agreement with the Federal Government. Though details of the Memorandum of Understanding suspending the strike, were sketchy at the time of this report, the agreement was reached very late at night. The meeting was reconvened yesterday for both government and labour […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has secured an arrest warrant for former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke. The EFCC Acting spokesman, Dele Oyewale, confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday. Meanwhile, the anti-graft agency has also initiated extradition proceedings to bring the former minister back to Nigeria. Recall that Alison-Madueke was arraigned […]

The West African Examinations Council, WAEC will today decide on the cases of malpractice and irregularities that arose during the conduct of the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations, WASSCE. Recall that the administration of the immediate past WAEC boss, Mr. Patrick Areghan, in August while announcing the results of WASSCE, noted that a […]

The National President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Mr Ambali Olatunji, has expressed the readiness of his union to join the nationwide strike on Tuesday. The Nigeria Labour Congress has earlier declared to embark on an indefinite strike beginning on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, following the hardship that came about over the […]

Former Petroleum Minister, Diezani Alison-Madueke,  appeared in a London court on Monday to face charges bordering on receiving bribes in the form of cash.  Other charges against the former minister were receiving luxury goods, flights on private jets and the use of high-end properties in Britain in return for awarding oil contracts. Alison-Madueke was arrested […]

Residents of Du community in the Kwall District, Rigwe Chiefdom, Bassa local government area of Plateau have been thrown into mourning as armed men on Sunday night killed eight persons in the community. The diverse leadership groups of the Chiefdom condemned the incident and called on security agencies to arrest the perpetrators. The Spokesman of […]